Security alert at London tube station after 'phone charger explodes' on train

A tube station in London has been evacuated amid reports of a small fire on a train carriage.
Witnesses claim a phone charger exploded in a bag causing terrified passengers to flee Tower Hill station while the object was on the fire on the floor of the train.
A number of people are reportedly injured in the incident which caused the station to be shut as emergency services rushed to the scene.
A British Transport Police spokesman said: "We were called just before 12.30pm. Officers are on scene at the moment.
"There has been a security alert and we are trying to identify what has... read more

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